Has the new patch brought realistic ground handling?...

[Pringliano]

Just wondering... 

 

Are the fighters more realistic to steer on ground now? How's that pitch down induced flick roll on the fw190?

[Yakdriver]

Version 1.004

 
Hi Everybody,

We present you the fresh update for IL2BOS, the change log follows below.
But before you read it, please pay attention to the following: Update 1.004 resets all settings and control bindings. We recommend you not to use the config files from older versions. Keeping those may cause unpleasant consequences which we'd like you to avoid.

The change log for v.1.004 is as follows:

1. German localization added;
2. The menu of radio commands, gestures and commands to gunner added, use ~ to open it;
3. Fixed game crashes that happened while closing the application;
4. Fixed game crashes in Campaign;
5. Fixed game crashes when completing a mission in Campaign;
6. TrackIR driver should now load the game profile automatically;
7. A key to switch base level between pressure on the friendly airfield and the standard pressure level (LAlt + A);
8. More detailed controls for bombs and rockets added: salvos (LWin+B , LWin+R) and series (LCtrl+B) of dropping and launching are controllable; all available options depend on the plane (functionality for the bombsight will be added later);
9. Indicators of remaining bombs added to planes that did have it;
10. Animation of buttons for releasing bombs and launching rockets added;
11. Separate controls for inlet cowl shutters on the La-5 engine added (LCtrl+Minus / LCtrl+Equals);
12. Armored vehicle BA-10М added;13. Anti tank cannon ZIS-2 added;
14. Background color on German instruments was corrected according to the standard;15. Ju 87 3D model visual bug corrected;
16. The AI should now correctly estimate the amount of remaining fuel so it’ll be enough for them to return home;
17. AI landing procedure has been fixed for the cases when they are damaged or require fuel;
18. Spotter is giving orders for assault planes and bombers first in the interception missions;
19. Spotter stops tracking the targets that leave it’s zone of coverage;
20. Turret gun cooling fixed, now it depends on the plane’s flight speed;
21. Fuel consumption of Ju 87 and He 111 fixed;
22. Max speed of manual stabilizer repositioning on Bf 109 was reduced to last 5 seconds;
23. Detached plane parts keep all the details as they were before the part was torn off of the aircraft (aerial brakes, bomb hatches, gears, etc.);
24. Hitting turret gun weapons should have a correct visual effect now;
25. Taxing on the Kotelnichesky airfield fixed in the Campaign’s 3rd chapter;
26. Watermark with the game logo and nickname was removed from the upper left corner;

Update 1.004 also includes the hot-fix for 1.003:

27. Ground attack planes should now spawn correctly in corresponding interception missions;

28. Hitting utmost spans of bridges should now be counting as proper hits in Campaign;

29. Starting a mission with overheated machineguns and engine was fixed in Campaign;

30. Stats counter fixed in Campaign;

31. Dserver has a 32 players limit;

32. Dserver automatically turns the Win OS “High power” when launched;

33. Damaged and detached bomb hatches now look correctly on IL-2;

34. All damage visuals should now be preserved on all plane’s parts, including the detached ones;

35. A damaged turret remains that way when a new player takes place in it in MP;

36. Sequence of reading preset config files fixed.

[Pringliano]

Thx Typhoon,

 

nothing regarding ground handling, but certainly a good deal of welcomed additions and fixes - worth the re-install :-)

 

But I still think  they should revisit their propwash effects at ground power settings, specially while taxiing... It's a true PITA to taxi the Fw190 and actually almost all aircraft, less the bombers... 

 

Having to permanently use full right rudder deflection on the various fighters, specially on the german models with auto prop pitch, doesn't look plausible :-/

Edited November 11, 2014 by jcomm

[Yakdriver]

give it a shot, man, and leave it on the machine. is not such a big piece of HDD eating software.
says version 1.xxxx  but think of it as ongoing and lifelong WIP, never to actually go further than 0.999
you are not alone with your concerns, so... something might happen.